Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Unemployment. – in the House of Commons at on 8 July 1925.
Mr George Lansbury
, Poplar Bow and Bromley
asked the Minister of Labour what has been the extra cost to the Insurance Fund caused by the reduction of the waiting period from six days to three days; and what has been the estimated saving to local authorities since this reduction took place in August last?
Ministers make up the Government and almost all are members of the House of Lords or the House of Commons. There are three main types of Minister. Departmental Ministers are in charge of Government Departments. The Government is divided into different Departments which have responsibilities for different areas. For example the Treasury is in charge of Government spending. Departmental Ministers in the Cabinet are generally called 'Secretary of State' but some have special titles such as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Ministers of State and Junior Ministers assist the ministers in charge of the department. They normally have responsibility for a particular area within the department and are sometimes given a title that reflects this - for example Minister of Transport.
